"But..." Professor Liu's mood remained low, "where could they go?"
We know the cave was surrounded by those large trees, leaving their attack range meant escaping the cave area.
Now there's no one on the trees or on the ground, as if they vanished into thin air.
But from my experience, no matter how bizarre things seem, there must be a reason behind it.
Just like magic, it looks incredible, but there's always a trick to it, only hidden by the magician.
Professor Liu is determined to protect his two students, and with both disappearing, he's momentarily panicked, we can't expect him to make rational judgments.
Qinghan borrowed Professor Liu's shovel, starting to dig from where the footprints disappeared, scraping off a layer of soil to reveal a smooth stone path beneath.
The path to the 'city center' wasn't cut off, it could still lead us forward, this shouldn't be the endpoint of our journey.
